The Sharp Woman Kelly Sayre | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 127

About this video

Kelly Sayre, founder of Diamond Aero Group and author of ‘Sharp Women,’ discusses her journey into women’s safety and situational awareness training with Mike Ritland. Sayre recounts her upbringing in small-town Minnesota, her brief military service in the National Guard cut short by a knee injury, and two failed marriages that shaped her perspective. She shares how personal experiences, including the abduction of Jacob Wetterling near her hometown and safety conversations with a roommate in California, influenced her work empowering women through practical self-defense and awareness strategies.

Key takeaways

• Sayre emphasizes that predators target those they perceive as weaker, and trusting one’s intuition is a basic survival skill comparable to taste buds rejecting spoiled milk
• According to Sayre, statistics show most women know their attacker, making situational awareness in everyday contexts critically important
• Sayre argues that simply calling someone on the phone while walking alone is insufficient protection, advocating instead for proactive safety planning and training

Episode details: published February 20, 2023 · 14.7K views · 2:18:33 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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